Katie Button's crew helps Asheville onto world food stage

5:34 PM,
Nov. 21, 2012

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At the James Beard House in New York this week, the focus was on Spain, but there was plenty of talk of Asheville.

Katie Button, just 29, nominated last year by the James Beard Foundation for the Rising Star Chef Award, was busy cooking a Spanish holiday dinner in the small kitchen of the historic Beard House. At her side was her mother, Elizabeth Button, who, along with Katie and others in their family, co-owns Cúrate, a Spanish-style tapas restaurant in downtown Asheville. Assisting them were Katie's husband, Felix Meana, and three of Cúrate's brightest - Justin Henderson, Bradley Thornton ...